OLD WORLD YEW

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world

Synonyms:

English yew; Old World yew; Taxus baccata

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Old World yew" is a kind of...):

yew (any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves)

Holonyms ("Old World yew" is a member of...):

genus Taxus; Taxus (yews)

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